To
the
right
Honorable
,
the
Lords
and
Commons
in
Parliament
assembled
:
The
humble
Petition
of
the
Gentry
,
Ministers
,
Freeholders
,
and
other
Inhabitants
of
the
County
of
Yorke
,
Sheweth
,
THat
they
cannot
be
afraid
themselves
or
any
other
shall
incurre
your
displeasure
,
for
declaring
their
just
feares
in
an
humble
way
,
or
representing
that
these
generall
distractions
have
a
more
powerfull
influence
upon
this
particular
County
,
then
upon
any
other
part
of
the
Kingdome
;
and
the
many
inconveniences
that
we
have
endured
,
doe
make
us
already
sensible
of
more
dangerous
effects
then
hath
hitherto
befallen
us
;
and
from
thence
,
apprehending
the
greatest
of
Calamities
to
follow
,
unlesse
God
blessing
and
a
speedy
union
doe
happily
prevent
them
;
we
are
bold
,
in
all
humility
to
Petition
that
a
timely
remedy
may
be
applied
,
lest
our
disease
grow
despirate
,
past
eure
,
without
such
application
,
as
may
indanger
the
vitall
spirits
of
the
Kingdome
:
that
such
regard
may
be
had
to
his
Majesties
Honour
,
together
with
the
faith
of
the
Kingdome
,
as
may
evidence
to
all
the
worly
that
nothing
is
deerer
to
us
then
the
security
and
giory
of
our
King
and
Kingdome
,
whose
honour
and
reputation
both
at
home
and
abroade
must
stand
and
fall
together
.
That
wee
may
not
be
distracted
by
contrary
commands
,
but
that
the
knowne
lawe
of
the
Land
,
which
wee
humbly
conceive
is
the
fundamentall
liberty
of
the
Subjects
,
and
noe
arbitrary
government
may
be
the
rule
of
our
obedience
,
and
the
guide
and
determiner
of
all
our
actions
and
differences
.
And
wee
according
to
our
alegiance
shall
be
ready
to
maintaine
his
Majesties
royall
Person
,
Crowne
and
Dignity
,
his
●…
ust
rights
and
prerogative
,
together
with
the
lawfull
●…
riviledges
of
Parlaiment
,
the
just
liberty
of
the
subjects
,
the
true
Protestant
profession
,
and
the
peace
of
the
Land
.
Propositions
for
accommodation
for
the
Composing
of
the
present
Differences
botweene
his
Majesty
and
the
PARLIAMENT
.
1.
IT
Plainly
appearing
by
a
Declarition
made
in
Parliment
,
that
the
Commission
of
Array
is
against
the
Laws
and
statutes
of
this
Kingdome
;
and
that
his
Majesty
is
graciously
pleased
to
declare
his
resolution
to
governe
his
people
onely
by
the
Law
:
that
his
Maje●…
y
would
be
now
pleased
,
for
the
more
apparant
expresssion
of
that
his
royall
purpose
to
recal
his
said
Commission
and
all
instructions
and
commands
which
have
been
given
therein
.
2
His
Majesty
having
acknowledged
that
in
these
times
of
danger
,
the
proposition
made
unto
him
by
both
Houses
of
Parliament
,
for
the
setling
of
the
Malitia
very
fit
,
theredy
to
put
the
Kingdome
into
a
posture
of
defence
,
and
hath
also
approved
of
such
persons
for
the
ordering
ordering
of
the
same
,
who
have
been
nominated
by
the
Parliament
,
that
he
would
be
graciously
pleased
to
give
his
royal
assent
to
an
Act
of
Parliament
,
for
the
establishing
thereof
,
for
two
yeers
space
,
which
after
may
be
continued
,
or
laid
downe
,
as
the
necessity
of
the
time
shall
then
require
.
3
That
all
such
persons
so
nominated
by
the
Parliament
,
and
approved
of
by
his
Majesty
,
to
be
Lievtenants
in
every
County
for
the
ordering
of
the
Militia
,
may
receive
their
Commissions
onely
from
his
Majesty
,
with
a
proviso
,
that
they
shall
not
be
displaced
,
nor
their
power
taken
from
them
,
but
by
consent
of
Parliament
,
thereby
to
preserve
the
honour
of
his
Majesty
,
and
also
to
remove
all
doubts
and
feares
from
his
Subjects
.
4
That
no
Commissions
for
the
Array
or
Militia
which
have
beene
made
or
given
by
the
King
or
Parliament
,
may
be
further
executed
,
but
that
all
Armes
shall
be
laid
downe
untill
the
Militia
be
setled
by
Act
of
Parliament
.
5
That
a
generall
hardon
may
be
granted
,
in
such
manner
as
his
Majesty
hath
beene
graciously
pleased
to
offer
unto
all
his
Subjects
.
6
That
a
particular
Declaration
in
that
Act
may
be
made
,
that
neither
Sir
John
Hotham
,
nor
any
other
person
shall
be
questioned
for
any
Act
done
in
obedience
to
the
directions
and
command
of
both
Houses
of
Parliament
,
or
which
hath
beene
since
allowed
and
approved
of
by
them
.
7
That
that
the
Towne
of
Hull
,
with
all
the
Arms
and
Amunition
removed
from
them
,
may
be
delivered
into
the
actuall
and
peaceable
possession
of
his
Majesty
;
and
that
his
Majesty
would
be
then
pleased
to
commit
the
government
therof
with
the
said
Arms
,
unto
such
other
person
which
both
Houses
of
Parliament
shall
nominate
.
And
that
no
such
Governour
shall
be
displaced
,
nor
the
Armes
removed
,
but
by
consent
of
Parliament
.
And
that
Newcastle
and
all
other
Townes
of
strength
may
be
in
like
manner
disposed
of
.
8
That
all
the
Lords
and
members
of
the
House
of
Commons
that
are
now
with
the
King
,
shall
presently
repaire
to
their
severall
houses
,
and
not
be
questioned
for
their
absence
.
9
That
his
Majesty
would
be
pleased
to
turne
againe
to
Whitehall
,
or
some
other
place
neere
his
City
of
London
,
there
to
make
his
residence
,
as
formerly
he
hath
don
;
thereby
to
revive
the
dejected
hearts
of
his
afflicted
subjects
,
who
have
thus
unhappily
been
deprived
of
the
comfort
and
honour
of
his
royall
presence
.
10
That
all
distractions
and
misapprehensions
may
be
removed
,
by
the
happy
concurrence
of
his
Majesty
with
the
Parliament
,
whereby
such
good
Lawes
may
be
made
as
may
conduce
to
the
establishing
of
a
setled
peace
in
the
whole
State
.
11
That
the
reliefe
of
the
distressed
Protestants
,
his
Majesties
faithfull
and
loyall
subjects
in
Ireland
may
be
speedily
resolved
on
,
and
their
wants
supplied
,
for
the
suppessing
of
the
Rebels
,
Papists
,
in
that
Kingdome
.
12
That
all
abuses
in
the
Church
may
be
removed
in
a
more
perfect
Reformation
,
in
Discipline
and
Ceremonies
,
by
an
Assembly
of
such
learned
Divines
as
shall
be
named
to
that
purpose
by
both
Houses
of
Parliament
The
Earle
of
ESSEX
his
Instructions
for
Englands
safety
.
1
That
the
safest
and
surest
defence
of
this
Kingdome
is
our
Navie
,
and
that
we
can
never
be
hurt
by
Land
by
a
forraigne
Enemy
,
unlesse
we
are
first
beaten
at
sea
.
2
That
the
favouring
and
cherishing
of
souldiers
,
will
be
no
small
security
to
this
Kingdome
.
3
A
sweet
harmony
betwixt
a
loving
Prince
and
loyall
subjects
.
4
A
sweet
reprehension
of
the
superfluous
expence
of
these
times
,
which
if
some
course
were
taken
therein
to
limit
them
,
it
would
make
much
to
the
generall
good
of
this
Common-wealth
.
5
Lastly
,
if
his
Majesty
would
reserve
the
places
properly
belonging
to
the
wars
,
whereof
he
hath
the
fewest
of
any
great
Prince
in
christendom
;
as
the
governments
of
his
Isles
,
the
keeping
of
the
Fores
&
Castles
and
places
of
command
in
Zeland
only
for
souldiers
,
and
men
sound
in
Religion
:
It
would
be
a
great
encouragement
to
his
Subjects
to
follow
the
wars
,
to
enable
themselves
to
doe
him
service
,
though
to
their
cost
and
charge
,
when
they
have
to
hope
thar
though
they
serve
a
strange
Prince
or
state
,
to
their
no
advantag
,
yet
thereby
enabling
themselves
to
doe
their
owne
King
servace
,
they
may
in
time
be
provided
for
in
their
owne
Country
,
whereas
if
charges
of
commands
,
advancement
of
honour
may
be
had
better
cheap
by
staying
at
home
there
will
but
few
ever
take
the
paines
and
labour
.
His
Excellency
the
Earl
of
Essex
sent
a
Letter
to
the
Earl
of
Dorset
desiring
his
advice
how
hee
might
use
the
best
meanes
to
present
the
Petition
of
both
houses
of
Parliament
to
his
Majesty
in
an
humble
manner
,
and
that
those
that
should
be
imployd
therin
might
have
accesse
to
his
Majasty
and
safe
conduct
;
and
the
said
Earl
of
Dorset
acquainting
his
Majesty
therewith
,
his
Majestie
answered
that
his
eares
should
be
alwaies
open
to
any
Petitioner
,
but
that
came
from
his
Parliament
,
but
hee
would
not
receive
any
Petition
from
the
hands
of
any
that
hee
had
proclaimed
traiters
.
FINIS
.